The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-24
RETURNED TOURISTS.
Results Of Summer Trips on Their
Understanding and Ideas.
How People Abroad Regard tho In
dictments Against Taxing Dis
tRfct Onicials.

Summer tourists are returning by
the hundreds, aud relate interesting
experiences in the North, East and
West. Some Of them are OF a humor-
Gus character, and cauee the listener
Who has remained at home all summer
through force Of circumstances to de-
plore the fate which introduced the
factor Of circumstance" into bis life.
Others are Of serious cast, with d.
rect bearing on local affairs. An AP.
PEAL reporter encountered one Of
thsse returned tourists yesterday and
listened with rapt attention to his re-
counting Of sights and experiences.
After these festures Of his tour
had been pretty well discussed,
he took up subject OF more
than passing interest TO the
public OF Memphis. and verified the
oft repeated statement In the APPEAL
that people abroad look upon the in.
dictments aRainst the Taxing District
officials ss charges Of Wholesale steal
ing or "boodling." Said he:
"In nearly every city visited We
sooner or later ran against people who
opened up the subject with prefer
Of sympathy for poor, tm cted Mem
phis, or How did they msnsge to rob
the people OF such large sums2' or
We'll, l see you are keeping up
with New York, Chicago and other
citiee, or what q blow to your boast.
ed finest government under the sun 2
and In every conceivable way. We
seldom interrupted them until their
views had BEEN aired with all the pos
itivenets OF known fact. When they
conclude, and We assure them that
their ideas are entirely wrong, they
first look blank and incredulous, and
then laugh with good natured scorD.
"'Why, We explain the indictments
only sllege technical violation Of the
law, and not moral guilt.'
"1ts generous in you to defend
them, and truly commendable, but
aud they pull down the corners Of
their eyes significantly.
"That Ia the popular understanding
OF the matter all over the country, OK
cept here at home, where We all know
the facts. And It's playing smash
with our prospects for grest bust
ness boom except In cotton and kin.
bred trade, which cannot be diverted
/ was looking for an unprecedented
boom in real estate during the coming
fall, winter and spring, on an antici
pated great influx Of foreign capital
but the boom will not be oI
the dimensions expected unlest
that widespread belief OF gull
on the part Of indicted officials is re.
moved. People In Northern, Eastern
aud Western cities think the city hal
been robbed Of Thousands upon thou
sands OF dollars; that President Had.
den has used his Office TO plundcr, rot
aud break down public interests, and
that the people OF Memphis are viii
fully lying TO shield themselves from
di'grace and ruin. They censure thu
APPKAL and Scimitar Tor trying, a
they say, and l think honestly believe
to deceive the world"
The gentleman who related this, ant
who Ia far from the wild eyed enthu
sisst character Of man, has but ls,el.
returned from an extended tour, an,
speaks from his personal experience
He did not advocate any particuls
: mode Of removing the popular foreigl
idea, but thought something shout
be- done.
i. 10 said the lands allotted 10 tn
maintenance OF the garbage system
will bs exhausted next 0ctober, an,
the carts will necessarily have 10 b
slowed away until the next asseesmen
IL collected. Fortunately, this will no
take place until cool weather has 90
In, bat should II be discontinued q
. all2 And the prospects are that III
garbage service ID not the only on
that will laneuish.